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MNNEP. TRAY.

N0.296,04s. Patented Apr. 1.884;

WITNESSBS; l

j To all whom it may concern:

@Be it known that we, FRANZ NEUMLLER `andJAMns l). WHEDON, both of thecity, f county, and State of New York, and EMIL M. f PERHOS, ofBrooklyn, AKings county, and l 3 `State of ,NewYorlQ have inventedcertaiunew which the following is a specification.

l This invention has reference to an improved io dinner-tray, which isdesigned to be used in i connection with the caterers wagon for which yLetters Patent have been granted to us, dated l April l0, 1883, and'numbered 275,516; and ,y the` invention consists of an exterior casing r5 having a hot-water jacket, in which the dishes l @containing the mealsare placed, and which is provided at its upper part with a detachablecover and means for attaching the cover. The `I dishes at the lower partof the casing are equal "2o in size with the interior shape, of thecasing, `while the dishes at the upper part have a l diameter equal tohalf the length of the greater axis ofthe lower dishes. The covers ofthe 1 dishes have central depressions for the knobs, 2` 5 which are onor below a level with the edges e of the dishes. The covers are retainedon interior shoulders of the dishes by suitablelocking devices.

In `the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 3o represents a verticallongitudinal section of ,our improved dinner-tray on line x a', Fig. 2.i 1 Fig. `2 shows a top view of the same with the coverand top trayremoved, and Figs.v 3 and e y 4 `represent a vertical central sectionand a top A view of one of the dishes drawn on a larger scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

` Referring to the drawings, A represents a 4o casing of oval,cylindrical, oblong, or other suitable shape. `We prefer to make thecasing ahot-Asvaterjacletby which the meals can be f lteptwarm longer.At the upper edge of the jacket A are arranged steam-escape holes a a,`to prevent any danger of explosion. In the l interior of the casing A aseries of dishes conf `taining the meal are placed. The dishes B at ithelower part of the casing are made of` a i shapeand size correspondingto the interior- M y and `useful Improvements in Dinner-Trays, of'

. A by suitable locking devices.

armar riviera `FRANZ NEUMLLER AND .Latins r. wiinDoN, or New Yoan, ANDnMrL M. Pisani/ics, or BROOKLYN, N. Y.

DINNER-TRAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,043, dated April l,1884.

Application filed August 24, 1883. (No model.)

the, same. They are intended to beused as plattersfor roast meat, iish,&c. Above the same are arranged smaller dishes, C, which are tobe usedfor soup, vegetables, gravy, pudding, VSrc. On the dishes C is supportedatray, D, having upright handles d, said tray being used for the potsD', in which coffee, tea, milk, chocolate, Src., are served. Adetachable cover, E, `is connected to the top of the casing After allthe 6o dishes have been placed into the casing in t-he order stated thecover E is placed into position on the casing until an exterior rim, e,of the cover rests on the top of the casing. At opposite'points of thetop of the casing A are 65 arranged hinged straps e', which serve toengage projecting lugs e2 of the cover E, thus locking the cover .andthe casing rmly to gether, so that the entire dinner-tray can be carriedby the handle E at the top of the cover 7o E. The vlarge-sized dishes orplatters B at the lower part of the casing A fill up the entire interiorspace ofthe same, whilethe dishes C at the upper part, being preferablyof a cylindrical shape, have a diameter that is equal to one-half of thelonger axis of the bottom dishes or platters, B. The dishes C formthereby contact with the casing and with each other, whereby therattling or shifting of the same in the casing while being carried aboutis ob- 8o viated. The dishes B and C are provided with sheet-metalcovers B and C', having a circular depression, f, at the center, sothat'the wooden or other knobs f are on or below a level-with the sidewalls of the dishes, thus allowing the 8 5 dishes to rest one upon theother. The upper edges of the dishes B and Care provided with shortinwardly-projecting lugs g, and with an inwardly-projectingcircumferential iiange or seat, g, below said lugs, upon which flanges9o the covers B and C are supported. The covers B of the dishes B areprovided with an edge recess, g2, atone side, that corresponds in sizewith the lugs g, and with apivoted latch, g3, that locks below one ofthe lugs g after the cover B has been placed below the lug g at theopposite side of the dish B. The covers C of the dishes C are providedwith` edge recesses gi, that correspond in size with the lugs g. Bytaking hold of the knob f the 10o cover C is first so held that itsrecesses g2 register with the lugs g. The cover is then lowered untilit' rests upon the iiange g', and then turned on its axis, so that thelugs shall overlap the edge of the cover, thus holding it securely onthe dish. For removing the hot dishes B and C from the casing orhot-water jacket A, a handle with a bent and forked end is used, that isplaced below the knob j", after which the dish is lifted out, as shownin Fig. 3. At the side of the dishes a loop, h, is arranged, into whichthe bent end of the forked handle is inserted, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 3, so as to support the dishes after they have been removed fromthe easing without taking hold of them with the hands.

Vhen the dinnertray is not in use, the water can easily be removed fromthe hot-Water jacket by inverting it after the dishes have been takenout.

The advantages of our invention consist in providing a convenientdinner-tray in which the meals can be kept hot for a considerable lengthof time after they have been prepared and sent from the central kitchento the apartments or residences of the customers.

Having thus described our invention7 we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A dinnertray consisting of an exteriorcasing, bottom dishes or platters of a shape and size to fit theinterior of the casing, and

smaller dishes above the same, the diameter of which is equal to halfthe length of the longer axis of the bottom dishes, substantially as setforth. Y

2. A dinner-tray consisting of an exterior jackcted easing, largerbottom dishes tting the interior ofthe casing, smaller dishes above thesame, having a diameter equal in length to one-half of the longer axisof the bottom dishes, a top tray iitting the interior of the casing, anda detachable cover, substantially as speciiied.

3. A dinner-tray consisting of an exterior jaeketed casing, largerbottom dishes or platters, intermediate smaller dishes, a top tray, acover, and means for attaching the cover, substantially as set forth.

4f.. A dinner-tray consisting of an exterior casing, interior dishes orplatters having covers with depressed knobs, and means to retain saidcovers, a top tray, a detachable cover, and means for attaching thecover, substantially as specified.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANZ NEUMULLER. JAMES P. W'I-IEDON. EMIL M. PERHACS. Vitnesses:

PAUL Gonrnr., CARL Klim?.

